Vehicle-tire fastener



W. H; PARHAM.

VEHICLE TIRE FASTEN'EH.

' APPLICATION FILED IuLY 21., Iseo.

Patented Nov. 29,1921.

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GRM/weg f Beiit known lthat I, TWILLIAM Irl.`

ATENT OFFICE WILLinNr H. PAEHAm or "nNoXvIEEE, TENNESSEE,

,fAssIGNoE To PAEHAi/r AUTO] f Vi i l Applicationiled A27, Toallwtowtitindy-concern.1f i l ai citizen-of vthe UnitedStates, residing p at Knoxville, inil the lcounty of Knox and.` State ofA Tennessee, have 'invented certain'-neyv and y useful Improvements 1n `Vehicle-Tire Fasteners, of Which the following isa specifica`- tion, reference lbeing' had therein to the accompanyingvdrawing. f' t i e.

This invention *relatesl to a tire fastener and is an improvement -on thel tire fastener disclosed in my applications Serial vVNos.'

383,121 and 383,122, filed May 21, 192,0,."and is a companion application of applicatlons .filed July 27, 1920,?bearing Serial Numbers 399,380 and 399,381, the objectbeing to'provide a fastener which v.Will securely fasten the tire Withinthe channel'rim and'at the same time prevent thev same from creeping in any Way vonthey rim. l"

'n Another object of the invention is to provide a tire fastener Which is composed of a cross bar mounted Within abore formed inv the base of a'tire and adapted 'toA extend' into suitable openingsfformed in the'vertical legs ofthe channel rim in such a manner that the fastening member is in such'a position that'it can be readily acted on by tlie instrument employed for' placing the sameV under pressure to compress the basev of the tire for allovvingithe tire' to be inserted and removed from the rim. 'i Y Other and further objects and advantages of the invention will bef hereinafter set forth' and the novel features thereof defined the appended claims.

In the dravvingsff f i F igure'l is a side elevat'on of a-portion of a Wheel showing the application of my improved construction of fastener;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged section taken on line 2 2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of a portion of a rim constructed in accordance With my invention;

Fig. 4 is a perspective vievv of one of the fastening members detached; j Fig. 5 is a detail perspectivevievv of a slightly modified form of fastening device used in connection With the particular construction of rim shown.

In the drawing 1 indicates a hub, 2 the spokes, 3 the felly and 4 a channel rim mounted thereon. The channel rim as herein shown is provided With annular grooves *j* VEHIcLE-TIEE EASTENEE.

19ans i' serial No. 399,382.

: in its sides vformed turning'itheupper vedges of the legs inwardly asshojvn at 5,

oneverti'calfleg'being' provided Withjopen- Y ingsy 6v and the othervvithnotches 7 intransv versejalinement.Y "Arranged vv'ithin thecha'n-y 60 nel rim 1 is a resilient tire Shaving transverse bores 9 formed in its Vbase adapted to register vvit'h the openings 6 Vand notches 7 andan Which are slidably mounted fastenmg members in the form of cross` bars 10. 65 Each fastening member isfprovided With a` member-11 adjacent one endforming an en! largement for compressing the base of the tire, said enlargement being providedv with aYredu-Ced portion 12 which is adapted to fit 70 Within the notch 7 as `clearly'shown in Fig. 2.`v ABy forming the enlargement with reducedportions'shoulders are provided which engage the overhanging portion oftherim to each side of the notch so as to prevent the 754 y tire.A from moving radially.

lThe projecting end 13 of the rod 10 also extends into the notch and they opposite end of the rod extends into the opening 6 of the" channel rim. Vhen the fastening de- S0V vice is in-position as shown'in Fig. 2, the projecting end v13 is Within the notchlin such'a manner that a suitablel instrument can be placed-against' the same so as Yto move. the fastening device transversely of the tire 8.5 Within the bore9 which places the'base of the tirefu'nder pressure so as to 'compress the base in order to allow the fastening member tolfmove "out from unde'r' the overhanging portionof 'the channel rim. The opening 90 6 vallows the fastening member to move outvvard'ly therethrough when placed under pressure and by thisl construction a very novel fastening -is formed Which is so mounted that it can be readily manipulated to remove or insertthe tire to a channel rim. When the tire has been placed under pressure and forced in position Within the channel rim, when the pressure yis released the resiliency of the tire forces the fastening device into position as shovvn in Fig. 2 so as to securely fasten the tire in position on the rim to prevent radial movement and as the` ends of the fastening'member extend into the openings and notches the tire is prel With notches and the other flange With spaced openings adapted to receivev the legs of substantiallyV U-shaped fastening members A, these members being arrangedin transverse bores formed in the base of the resilient tire. rIhis construction provides a VFrom the foregoing description'it Will beV seen that I lhave provided a tire fastener formed of a cross bar having an enlargement at one end in connection with a channel rim having oppositely disposed notches and openings to receive the ends of the fastening device whereby the fastening device is in a position to be acted on by an instrument for inserting or removing the tire and when the tire is in position, the fastening device is arranged Within the openings and notches so as to securely fasten the tire on the rim.

I am aware that various modificationspof construction of fastening device illustrated in Ythis application can be employed Without departing from the spirit of mylinvention as claimed.

vWhat I claim is v 1. In a tire fastener, the combination With a channel rim provided with annular grooves in its vertical legs, one leg being provided with a series of openings and the other With a series of notches in transverse alinement with` said openings, of a resilient tire arranged Within said rim having transversely arranged bores in transverse alinement with said openings Yand notches and fastening devices slidably mounted in said bores having theirl ends normally held Within the notches and openings of said rim by the resiliency of said'` tire.

2. In a tire fastener, the combination with a channel rim provided With annulargrooves in its vertical legs, said vertical legs being provided With openings and notches, of a resilient tire mounted Within said rim,

`openings and fastening devicesfislidably mounted in said tire normally held within the grooves and openingsfof said rim' b y the YVresiliency of said tire. c c. v c

3.'Y Ink a tire fastener, the combination With a channel rim provided with., annular grooves in its verticallegs, onelof the legs resilient tire mounted in said rim having .55 `being provided with a series of openings vand theV othergwtha series of notches, of ak transversely arranged ybores in alinernent f with said openings 'and notches, and 'a bar mounted in each Vof said bores having'V an enlargement atone end thereof, said-bars having their ends normally held WithinV the and notches .of said rim vby the resiliency of said tire.

4. In a tire fastener, the combination Vwith a channel lrimhaving a plurality of open soVv ingsin one of the vertical legs thereof and arplurality of notches inthe other verticalv leg, of a resilient tire mounted in said rim, fastening devices slidably mounted Within said tire having members at one end for engaging the base of the tire and reduced portions extending into the notches of said rim, said fastening devices being normally heldin locked position by the resiliency of the tire. f y Y 5. In a tire fastener, the combination with a channel rim provided With openings in its vertical legs, of a resilient tire mounted in said rim having transversely arranged bores, and fasteningl devices slidably mounted within said bores having their ends extended'v into the openings of saidrim, said fastening devicesk `havin'grenlargements at one-end engaged bythe base of the. tire for normally holding said fastening V'devices in locked*V position.

In testimony VWh-ereof'gI have hereunto:V

afliiied my signature in the presence of two witnesses. 4

WILLIAM H.

ylitnesses NV M. A. A. JOHNSTON, JOSEPH D. TRUAN. 

